Thanks to a note received this morning asking about a web site which sells the full line of CDs of Ralph Griswold's lace reference collection and which contains all the original downloadable files, I have contacted Kris Bruland, and here is his most encouraging reply: ---------------------- > On Mar 24, 2014, at 9:13 AM, Kris Bruland wrote: > > Hi Tess, > > Ralph's digital archive has been part of Handweaving.net for quite a while and we do not charge for people to use any of the website. > > Shortly before he passed away, Ralph provided a complete copy of the archive for Handweaving.net to include. He did this because he was concerned that the university where he had worked would discontinue the archive's site and wanted to make sure that it remained available. > > Ever since then, we have made the archive available on Handweaving.net to everyone at no charge. We try to cover the cost of this by selling CDs of the material that Ralph provided for this purpose. During many months it costs us more to host the website than we receive through CD sales. > > Thanks, > > Kris Bruland > [email protected] ------------------
I hope that this will comfort all those who have been worried about the original site. I also know that while the University of Arizona has every intention of keeping it active, you will find that Kris, whom I have known for a long time, is easy to contact and quick to respond. He took over the sale of the CDs early in the game and has the complete original collection on his site, as always free of charge to all, as Ralph Griswold intended it should be. This means that while the original address http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html Is still functioning perfectly, you might find it easier to go onto Kris' site Handweaving.net or even write him directly at [email protected] I hope this helps. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
